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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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